Isn't this bear a riot!?! I love everything about this new SU set "Under the Stars". I already know that I will keep this one forever.
This is a simple trifold card - I really like how it opens in the center. Anyhow, here are the deets!
I cut 4 circles with creamy caramel, chocolate chip and close to cocoa cardstock with a circle cutter in order to layer the bear. I stamped him in basic black ink on creamy caramel and watercolored him with chocolate chip marker and an aquapainter. I stamped the bear's head again, watercolored, and trimmed it out. I stamped a couple of the skeeters on creamy caramel and cut them out. I scored my chocolate chip cardbase at 2 3/4 inches from each end and folded to create the trifold (I think another name is gatefold). I randomly stamped the stars and used a bleach pen/small paintbrush to lighten up the center of the stars and the bears tummy and face a bit. I glued the circles together and dotted around a couple of the circles with my chocolate chip marker. I glued the left half of the circle on the left panel of the chocolate chip cardbase. I poked 4 holes and threaded them with twine. I glued the skeeters on the twine tails. I stamped the "grreeaatt!" sentiment and punched it out with the word window punch, securing a couple of brads and adhering with popdots. I finished by popping the bear's head with popdots to add a bit of dimension.
Thanks for taking a closer look at my card and for posting such a great challenge today, Emily! This was certainly a fun one to put together, and I enjoyed it even more because of that stinkin' cute bear!!!
Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 GMT Views: 4253
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